Trace-holder.



J. M. LEVAN.

TRACE HOLDER.

APPLICATION rLED 111.11.28, 191s.

Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

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UNITED syrariasA rA'rENr Orrin. g

'JOHN M. Lewin; or NUMIDIA; rENNsYLvANIA.

TRACE-HOLDER.

To all 'whom it may concern Be it known that I, JoHN`M. LEVAN, a residing at in the county of Columbia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Trace-Holders. of which the following is a specification.v

lrlhis invention relatesto whiffletreehooks and more particularly to the class of safety whifiletree hooks. i The primary obj ect of the invention is the provision of a device-of this character'in which a trace may be easily and Vquickly attached and retained against accidental dis# lacement in a reliable manner `on thehook.

iith` the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the ydetails of of parts'to be hereinafter more fully set forthy and claimed. 4

In describing tie invention in detail ref- Numidia,

erence will be had .to 'the' accompanying drawings forming a part of this specifica-v tached. l Fig. 4 is an' end view of a portionl tion wherein like characters denote corre-. sponding parts in the severalV views, and in which: v L

Figure 1 is a cross section of aportion of a whifiletree andl hook. embodying ythe features of vmy invention, -showing 'the hook in locked position; Fig. 2 is the same with the hook in open position; vand Fig.3 is a detail `perspective view of the hook deof a whi'liletree, showing a Vslightly modified formk of fastener applied thereto; and Fig. 5

the plane indicated is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4. y

In the drawings, 1 designates the whiflie tree which has mounted thereon ai sleeve or ing as a guide for the ferrule 2. The said 3 is a hook 6 having a relatively long opening 7 through which the extension passes, the head4 acthook in its sliding movements and preventing the slipping of the hook from the end of the ferrule. Thel hook is provided with an offset portion 8 permitting the trace end when in positionl to rest in substantially horizontal alinement with lthe shank 9, hence'the pull of the draft animal will be a direct one causing notwista ing of the hook. Extending from the I of the shoulder ving of the projection 12 in the recess 5. The

to detach-the trace end,

ferrule is` formed with a rectangular extensiony orsha'nk 3,wh'ose outer end is enlarged or provided with head 4 having a recess 5 therein fora purpose to be hereinafter explained. Slidably carried by the extension "having a specinauon of Letters Patent; v Patented De@ 15, 1914, applicati@ mea March 2s, 191s.v seria1 Nq. 757,480.

tongue 10 of thev hook is clip or guard 11 I and holding thetrace end against accidentall displacement. It is understood that the rear wall of the opening in the shank 9' limits the forward movement of the hook, through its contact withthe shank immediately on the engagement lof. the latclr12 in the recess 5. The free end of the clip is curved to `form a closed loop 13 which'aflords a hand hold in freeing the clip from the ferrule in order to remove the traceiend. intermediate the ends thereof, the clip 11 is bowed, as at 14, the tendency'of whichis to force the point 15y of the projection beyond the outerfface 4, thereby insuring the seatlower portion of the inner face of the bow vof the clip is in alinement with the inner' face 12a of the tongue 10 of the hook sol as the traceend may be easily and over the extension 3 and the projection 12 to the same-tolslide' dual function of locking to provide therewith, one continuous surface vover which .uninterruptedly adjusted to an operative position;

1 Assuming become'engaged in the recess' securelylock` n ing `thetrace end therein.l It is obvious that the clip 11 is pulled `out by means of the loop tionv 12 is freed yof the recess 5 when the hook may be moved over theextension'of the feryIn the modified form of the invention shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the hook comprises a shank 20, which is provided with an elongated slot 21, which terminates in its for- Ward end in an outwardly curvedportion 22, ias shown. From the curved portion 22, the hook is bent rearwardly at 23 and then offset at 24 and then finally provided with a retaining tongue 25. The portions 23, 24 and 25 are arranged in the Asame longitudinal plane and are dis osed slightly to one side of thek slot 21 in t e shank 20. The attachg ing device 26 includes a threaded member27 flattened portion 28, which lits be- 13 luntil the proj ecy i tion of the attaching'device terminates in a head 29, which is disposed immediately at one side of the shank 20 `and which is adaptedV shank is adjusted to anoperative trace holding position, as shown in full lines in Fig. 5. The forward end ofthe slot 2l terminates in such proximity 'with the oilset 24 of -the hook that av relatively large space will be formed between the portions 2a and 25Yand the shank '20 so as yto permit of the initial introduction of the trace end in the hook.

F rom this construction, it is evident that when it is desired .to release the trace troni the holder, the shank 20 is adjusted ina rearward direction, so'as to cause the offset 24` of the hook to lie immediately opposite the retaining headol the attaching device. This forms the desired intervening space between the tongue of the hook and the shank, so as'to permit of the iii-ee passage of the eye of the trace over the tongue and the engagement ofthe trace with stood. vThrough the tact that the parts 23,

` another. .In the initial operation oi"l conneet- 24 and 25 ofthe hook lie to one side of the slot 2l, .it is 'seen that provision is Vmade whereby the shank and the attaching device therefor may be initially associated with one ing ythe vattaching device to theend of the whiilletree, thev attaching device is first placedthroughthe slot 2l and the head of the device is then given a slight blow with asuitable tool, so as to advance the device partly into the whilletree. The slot211is then arranged, so as to receivethe flattened portion `oi the attaching device and the shank 20 is then rotated so las tofeed the attaching device in ro er osition in the whii'iletree. v i, P

to engage against the tongue 25 when the the portion 22.k lfihen l the shank 20 is drawn ina forward direction In this operation,y the tongue ofthe hook may be'utilized as a manipulating means.

' Having thus ydescribed my invention, what I claim is y l. A whitlletree, a member secured longitudinally therein and projecting `from, one

portion of said member is arranged, the head r oi said member bearing on the outer side of said base, at opposite sides of said slot, andthe said hook having a bill member provided vwith an voutwardly extending intermediate v terminal portion `arjrg ranged to move acrosstheouter endof the" ortion and with a P head. n ,Y .K

2. A whiflletree, a member secured longitudinally therein and projectingfrom one end thereof the'nroiectin ortion of said a i J member being viatteiied and being also provided with a head at the outer side of said attened portion, infcombination with a hook having a base portion arrangedacross and slidable on lthe end of the whitllet'ree and provided with a r`slot in whichfthe flattened portion ofsaid member is arranged, the head of said member bearing on the onterside ot,

said base, at opposite ysides of said slot, and the said hook having a bill Vmember provid ed with an outwardly extending-intermei diate portion and which has a terminal portion arranged tomove across'the outer end of the head, saidl bill member-being a spring and havinga proJection on iitsmner `side and said headwhavingtarecess for enfgtngeV ment by said projection when i the hook is' arranged in trace vengaging position. p

' ln testimonyfwhereof l* aliixvmy signature vin presence or' two witnesses. f

JUHN M-LEVAN. f Witnesses: f i i v L. L. DANIEL, y lEARL Soi-minima.

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